South Carolina has one quarterback committed for 2027 in Jerry Meyer III of Texas. Thursday night after camp, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Kendal Briles offered Luke Gaither (6-4 187) of Radford, VA. Gaither has also been offered by Arkansas, Coastal Carolina, Appalachian State, Charlotte, Liberty, UNLV, Southern Miss, and others. He is scheduled for an official visit to Charlotte this weekend. In his career, Gaither has passed for 3900 yards with 31 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
Some other quarterbacks camping at USC this week: Jaiden Noel (6-0 185) of Katy, TX, 2028 KJ Simpson (6-1 181) of Loganville, GA, and 2029 Jacob Lau (6-4 210) of Tampa, and 2029 Stephen Choe of Phoenix camped at Clemson on Wednesday and will camp at South Carolina on Friday.
After camp on Thursday, South Carolina offered DE Riley Nowell (6-3 225) of McDonough, GA, 2028 CB Justin Austin ot Tyrone, GA, and 2028 DB DJ Ford of Buford, GA. USC is the first P4 offer for Nowell. In 10 games last season, he recorded 75 tackles with one sack and one tackle for loss.
Other campers at USC on Thursday included:
- OL Robert Payne (6-5 315) of Lynchburg, VA
- 2028 ATH Brandon Platts of Dutch Fork
- 2028 WR Allan Moise of Loganville, GA
- 2028 RB Trace Hillian of Hartsville
- 2028 WR Seth Dzissah of Loganville, GA
- 2028 LS Anthony Sales of Raleigh (rated #2 nationally by Kohl’s)
- 2029 WR Amari Green of Wilson
- 2028 DL Charles Ibe (6-2 285) of Charlotte (Friday)
More Clemson campers:
- 2028 OL Andrew Pisani (6-4 290) of Fort Pierce, FL
- 2028 OL Zack Nangle of West Chester, PA
- 2028 DB Kaylib Merchant of Wheatley Heights, NY
- 2029 OL Scotty Hicks of Arden, NC
- 2028 DB Antionio Edwards of Chattanooga (Friday)
- 2028 QB Dominick Sgambellone of Naples, FL (Friday)
South Carolina target RB Javarris Warner committed to Duke on Thursday. He had the Gamecocks in his final group along with LSU, Penn State, and Stanford.
2028 QB Jace Grass of Daniel was offered by Ole Miss.
2029 OL Jordan Lewis of Dorman was offered by Georgia.
2029 RB Brayden Boults of Crestwood was offered by Georgia.
One-time South Carolina target SAF MJ Burnett committed to Georgia Tech, his dad’s alma mater.
Here’s a look at the scheduled official visits at USC this weekend: ***=committed
| USC | DJ | HUGGINS*** | WR | 5-11 165 | KENNESAW | GA |
| USC | JACKSON | ROSS | LB | 6-3 215 | HAMMOND | SC |
| USC | JAXON | ELSTON*** | OT | 6-5 308 | OXFORD | AL |
| USC | JOHN | ARCHER*** | DT | 6-4 310 | FAYETTEVILLE | NC |
| USC | JAVIEN | ROBINSON*** | WR | 6-2 196 | MCKEESPORT | PA |
| USC | NATHANAEL | KAMBA | DT | 6-3 300 | CHARLOTTE | NC |
| USC | WILL | ENDICOTT*** | OC | 6-4 280 | PROSPER | TX |
| USC | KELVIN | MILLINGTON | CB | 6-4 185 | BOGART | GA |
Some other OVs for other USC targets (subject to change)
- OL Caleb Siler to Arkansas
- WR Brody Knowles to Arkansas
- SAF Davion Jones to Auburn
- DE Marquis Evans to Auburn
- RB Franklin Richardson to Duke
- DE Amir Moore to North Carolina
- WR Amare Patterson to Georgia Tech
- OL Jaylen Hill to Kansas State
- DE KJ Green to LSU
- RB Tre Segarra to LSU
- DL Seth Tillman to Michigan
- CB Jayden Aparicio-Bailey to Georgia
- SAF Tre Geathers to Tennessee
- DE James Pace to Tennessee
- OT Nate Carson to Texas A&M
- CB Josh Dobson to Texas A&M
- SAF Kennedy Green to Vanderbilt
- CB BJ Allen to Vanderbilt
- OT Junior Saunders to Virginia Tech
- OT Stafford Willis to Virginia Tech
OVs for some Clemson targets (subject to change)
- DE Cahron Wheeler to Florida
- SAF Seth Williams to Georgia
- CB Jayden Aparicio-Bailey to Georgia
- DE Kaleb Spivey to Georgia Tech
- DE Andrew Rogers of Greensboro, NC to North Carolina
- SAF Steven Fox to Kentucky
- LB Sean Fox to Kentucky
- DL Seth Tillman to Michigan
- LB Roman Igwuebuike to Missouri
- DE Justin Weeks to Ohio State
- SAF Ta’Shawn Poole to Tennessee
- OT Nate Carson to Texas A&M
- DE Segun Alexander to Texas A&M
Catawba Ridge DE Alex Johnson to Boston College
Dutch Fork DE Peyton Bishop to Virginia Tech
Baseball News
Former Clemson slugger Collin Priest is signing with UCF. Dealt with injuries in 2026, but hit 11 home runs with Michigan in 2024 and 12 home runs with Clemson in 2025. (Carlos Calazzo/Baseball America)
Catcher Reese Moore from South Carolina is entering the free agent portal.
Former Clemson infielder Cooper Blauser is back in the free agent portal after time at Jacksonville State.